Women He’s Undressed

Saturday, September 14th, 3:00 PM at Reynolda House Museum of American Art.

Women He’s Undressed is a cinema length documentary that explores the life of Australia’s most prolific costume designer. Until now Orry-Kelly has been unacknowledged in his country of birth and pretty well forgotten in the adopted country of his greatest success. During the boom years of Hollywood he was the costume designer on an astonishing 282 motion pictures. He designed for the stars like Marilyn Monroe, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Rosalind Russell, Errol Flynn and many more of the immortals. His films included Some Like It Hot, Casablanca, An American in Paris and Now, Voyager. Orry-Kelly (Jack to his friends) won three Academy Awards and was nominated for a fourth. Orry-Kelly was Head of Warner Brothers Costume Department during the richest period of American film, the establishment of the dream factory and its effect on mass culture.

– Synopsis written by Damien Parer

Admission to Reynolda House includes a ticket to the screening. Contact Rex at 336.918.0902 or rex@outatthemovies.org for more info.